Issue No. 2 Winter 2003 (January)

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MY FATHER PLAYED PRO FOOTBALL IN THE 1920’s and 1930’s

My father, Francis Dayle “Hap” Moran, played eight years in the NFL-from 1926 through 1933. Although he wasn’t a shy man by any means, he didn’t talk much about his past “glory days,”  and it wasn’t until after his death in 1994 that a full picture of his career  became clear.

All in all, I think you’ll agree he was the kind of player that made pro football the explosive, exciting sport that Americans learned to love then and still love today.

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